Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The California personal injury law firm of BISNAR | CHASE (BestAttorney.com) today announced it will be a corporate patron and water sponsor of Walk Like MADD 2010 (Walk Like MADD 2010) on Saturday, May 8, 2010 in Huntington Beach, California. The event is designed to help Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) support programs for both victims of drunk driving as well as programs to help prevent drunk driving and underage drinking in Orange County.

Newport Beach, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 31, 2010 -- The California personal injury law firm of BISNAR | CHASE (BestAttorney.com) today announced it will be a corporate patron and water sponsor of Walk Like MADD 2010 (Walk Like MADD 2010) on Saturday, May 8, 2010 in Huntington Beach, California. The event is designed to help Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) support programs for both victims of drunk driving as well as programs to help prevent drunk driving and underage drinking in Orange County.

Walk like MADD Saturday, May 8, 2010 in Huntington Beach, California

As part of its sponsorship, members of the BISNAR | CHASE staff are actively involved in raising money for the event. Additionally, the firm's team members will be on-hand to participate in the 5K walk, to supply water to participants and to educate people about their legal rights as drunk driving crash victims.

"We're proud to be a sponsor of such an important event and a supporter of MADD, an organization that works tirelessly to prevent drunk driving and underage drinking," said John Bisnar, founder of BISNAR | CHASE. "The statistics involving drunk driving crashes are staggering. That's why we felt it was so important to get involved with the Walk Like MADD 2010 event, to give something back to our community and to educate victims of drunk driving crashes, to help them seek justice against offenders and to recover monetary damages for injuries and wrongful death."

In 2008, an estimated 11,773 people died in alcohol-impaired traffic collisions. What's more, three in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related traffic collision in their lives, and in the U.S. alone, crashes related to alcohol cost approximately $51 billion every year.1

MADD works to save lives through education, awareness, and the passage and enforcement of anti-drunk driving and underage drinking laws. Just as importantly, MADD provides crucial support for the survivors, family members and friends coping with the devastation caused by a drunk driving collision.

In addition to its participation at the event, BISNAR | CHASE has fun activities planned for its booth, including a dunk tank and face painting for children. What's more, the firm is sharing its event space with WeTip, a leading anonymous crime reporting service and law enforcement advocacy non-profit organization, which has recently partnered with BISNAR | CHASE to launch the Hit and Run Reward Program (HitandRunReward.com), an anonymous reporting system and cash rewards program for witnesses who care enough to report hit and run offenders.

Bisnar says many hit-and-run drivers flee the scene of a crash because they've been drinking and driving, and in California, the number of hit-and-run offenses has risen sharply. After years of decline, more drivers are fleeing the scenes of deadly crashes in California than in any other state in the nation. In 2007, nearly 250 people died in hit-and-run traffic collisions in California, with more than 25,000 people suffering injuries from various types of hit and run collisions.2

"I'm utterly appalled by the inhumanity of hit-and-run drivers who flee the scene of a serious crash, leaving injured victims to suffer or die," said Bisnar. "It's my hope more violators will get prosecuted when witnesses have a place and method to anonymously turn them in and that perpetrators will be deterred from fleeing the scene when they know someone can and will report them."

About BISNAR | CHASEBISNAR | CHASE is a California personal injury law firm that represents people who have been very seriously injured or lost a family member due to an accident, defective product or negligence. The law firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for its over 6,000 clients since 1978 by winning a wide variety of challenging personal injury cases involving traffic collisions, work place injuries and defective products, including defective automobiles, against some of the world's largest companies and governmental agencies. Get a complimentary copy of John Bisnar's book, "The Seven Fatal Mistakes That Can Wreck Your California Personal Injury Claim,"

About MADDMADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is a non-profit organization founded in 1980 by Candace Lightner in Sacramento, California after her daughter was killed by a drunk driver. The driver who struck and killed her daughter had two previous convictions for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and was out on bail for a drunk driving hit-and-run only two days prior. Today, MADD has over 600 local chapters across the United States and is the largest crime victims' assistance program in the world with more than three million members and supporters. Since MADD's inception drunk driving related deaths have declined by 43 percent. MADD's commitment is to eliminate drunk driving through public awareness, victim assistance, youth programs, and public policy. MADD's mission statement "to stop drunk driving, support victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking," is indicative of their new additional focus on reaching out to the nations' youth.

About WeTipWeTip is a leading anonymous crime reporting service and law enforcement advocacy non-profit organization that facilitates anonymous tips from all 50 states, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as Canada. Since 1972, WeTip has facilitated over 475,000 anonymous tips leading to over 15,000 criminal arrests and more than 8,000 convictions, including hit and run offenders. Tips are facilitated 24 hours a day, seven days a week by the company's staff of bilingual operators trained in safeguarding an informant's complete anonymity. In March 2010, WeTip partnered with personal injury law firm BISNAR | CHASE to launch the Hit-and-Run Reward program aimed at wiping out hit and run driving offenses in the state of California. For more information, visit HitandRunReward.com and WeTip.com.

New York / New Jersey - Complex Technologies, a leading IT and Managed Service Provider in the New York / New Jersey area, today announced that the company has partnered with 6fusion to co-deliver cloud computing solutions for customers.

New York / New Jersey (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- Complex Technologies, a leading IT and Managed Service Provider in the New York / New Jersey area, today announced that the company has partnered with 6fusion to co-deliver cloud computing solutions for customers.

Complex Technologies has been in business since 1998 and focuses on delivering expert solutions in the areas of Technology Management, Systems Integration and Unified Communications. Cloud services were a natural fit for the rapidly growing service company. “The cloud is going to impact the market heavily as companies capitalize on streamlining their IT cost, management, and maintenance while addressing their high availability needs all with little to no upfront capital expenditure,” said Eugene Tawiah, Complex Technologies CEO and Founder. “Our customers can expect a full suite of cloud services, which will be released throughout the rest of the year,” he added.

6fusion is a channel-only cloud company that federates third party data centers using its patent-pending technology, which forms the basis of a global computing utility for IT Service Providers. “6fusion’s technology is quickly becoming the standard tool for IT Service Providers to profile, build and host cloud services,” said Doug Steele, 6fusion’s Director of Partner Development. “We are pleased to bring Complex Technologies into the 6fusion Partner Program and look forward to collaborating with their team,” he added.

After an extensive search, Tawiah chose to partner with 6fusion in order to deliver the foundation of his company’s cloud infrastructure. “6fusion is a company whose leadership understands the many challenges service provider organizations face every day in our industry,” said Tawiah. “Their unique technology has allowed our company to deliver massive computing resources to our customers on a pay-as-you-go basis,” he added.

With the new partnership, Complex Technologies will be able to offer the following key client services:

Cloud migration assessments, planning and execution

Cost profiling analysis

Flexible cloud hosting services with integrated application support

Enterprise private cloud deployment services

For more information regarding Complex Technologies plans for cloud services or to find out how you can subscribe, contact ctsales(at)complextech(dot)com.

Salt Lake City, UT (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 31, 2010 -- Venafi, Inc. (www.venafi.com) today released a new white paper to educate organizations on the security risks they face when encryption keys are not properly monitored and managed.

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) calls for cryptographic key management, but it does not distinguish between keys used for symmetric and asymmetric cryptography. Both key types must be properly secured in order to meet the spirit of the regulation, and more importantly, to mitigate against security vulnerabilities and outages. In most organizations, the private keys—a critical component of widely deployed Public Key Infrastructure-based encryption schemes—are not being adequately protected by organizations.

“Once data is encrypted, the key, and not the data itself, becomes the asset that must be secured,” said Venafi CEO Trell Rohovit. “I’m stunned by how often we see large PKI implementations where certificate and private key management were an afterthought if they were ever even considered before an unexpected system failed.”

While the PCI security council and industry pundits agree that the current version of PCI DSS mandates protections for private keys in spirit, the language is vague. In addition, most auditors do not penalize organizations who have not addressed this problem, because they are unaware of commercial solutions such as the products Venafi offers that can help organizations quickly and efficiently get a handle on these difficult and high-risk assets.

The new Venafi white paper provides specific information about the role and importance of enterprise-wide key management and how to address it. For more information please visit www.venafi.com/Director.

About VenafiVenafi invented systems management for encryption to help organizations simplify the management of encryption technologies across their diverse operating systems and infrastructure environments from the desktop to the datacenter. Venafi provides automated management of encryption assets, including discovery, monitoring, alerts, lifecycle management and automated application configuration. This helps organizations reduce downtime and improve operational efficiency and data security. Venafi solutions manage mission-critical encryption systems at some of the world’s most prestigious organizations in industries including financial services, insurance, high tech, telecommunications, government, airline, aerospace, healthcare, food services and retail. For more information, visit www.venafi.com.

Wilmington, Del. (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 31, 2010 -- The National Law Journal (NLJ) named Thomas L. Sager, DuPont senior vice president and general counsel, among the most influential lawyers of the past decade. The journal selected 40 attorneys in 12 legal practices whose work significantly drove the profession forward. Sager was recognized in the 'in-house' legal area for his work in advancing alternative dispute resolution, developing innovative cost containment measures and championing diversity in the legal profession. The NLJ describes him as someone who "doesn’t follow legal trends. He starts them."

“Throughout his career, Tom has been an innovator and pioneer that has earned the respect of his peers within the legal profession,” said DuPont Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman. “He is a true champion in promoting and developing diversity not only within DuPont, but throughout the legal community. He has set an exceptional benchmark in fostering inclusiveness and further advancing the mission of the DuPont Legal Model, and I believe no one better exemplifies all that this recognition represents.”

To view the NLJ’s “Most Influential Lawyers of the Decade” list, click here.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

Renay San Miguel Named Host/Managing Editor for Groundbreaking "Social Business News" Television Program

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- Apparently, thirteen years of reporting on how digital technologies have revolutionized the media business proved to be too tempting for Renay San Miguel. The 30-year veteran of local and national broadcast news is returning to Dallas to join spark360, which blends network news-style production with online video and social media as a way to help small and medium-sized businesses tell their stories to the world.

San Miguel, who was an anchor/tech reporter for CNN/CNN Headline News from 2001-2007, will serve as host/managing editor for spark360’s "social business news" programming. He will interview company executives on location and in the spark360 studios, help produce stories on those companies, and will also provide various forms of digital content for the spark360 Distribution model - blog posts, press releases and behind-the-scenes footage from the production team's shoots.

"This is my chance to practice what I've been preaching," said San Miguel, who covered technology for CNBC during the dot-com boom of 1997-2000. "I've put together plenty of stories about how web-based video and social networks are rewriting the rules for traditional media. I've also written columns about journalists having to adapt to this new media landscape. Now I get to play in this digital sandbox with a top-notch production team at spark360 and Splash Media - and I get to make trips back to Texas, where I was born and raised, to do it. It doesn't get much better than that."

“We are thrilled that Renay is joining the spark360 team. He brings a lot to the table with his professional broadcast experience as well as an extremely clear vision for our 'social business news' programming," said Chris Kraft, President of spark360 parent Splash Media, L.P.

San Miguel was hired as an anchor/tech reporter for CNN Headline News, but shortly after his arrival at the network in September 2001, he was put to work on the military beat as the U.S. responded to the attacks of Sept. 11th. He also helped staff the CNN military desk for the invasion of Iraq in 2003, interviewing military experts such as Gen. Wesley Clark. In addition to general news anchoring at Headline News, San Miguel also filled-in as a CNN anchor. His technology reporting for CNN/Headline News included trips to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, where he also provided digital content such as podcasts and blog posts for CNN.com. He launched the weekly "Digital Life" podcast for CNN.com and won a Cybersecurity Journalism award from Carnegie Mellon University and the Newseum for his CNN.com/HLN technology column.

Before his time at CNN's Atlanta headquarters, San Miguel served as a technology reporter for CNBC, where he covered the Nasdaq marketsite and charted the growth of hardware and software companies and the then-nascent Internet industry. He's interviewed tech luminaries such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Craig Barrett and Jeff Bezos.

San Miguel's started his journalism career at the same time computers began showing up in newsrooms around the country. He was hired as a rewrite clerk for his hometown newspaper, the Standard-Times in San Angelo, Texas, in 1979. He was promoted to full-time reporter in 1982, and he remembers being one of the first in the newsroom to use the great-grandfather of laptop computers - the Radio Shack TRS-80 - to cover Friday night high school football games.

San Miguel shifted to broadcast television in 1985. He worked as an anchor/reporter for TV stations in San Angelo, Austin and San Francisco before being hired as an education reporter for Dallas' WFAA-TV in 1991. He added politics to his list of beats, covering presidential campaigns in 1992 and 1996, and was also promoted to morning/noon anchor. San Miguel helped launch WFAA's "La Vida," a public affairs newsmagazine focusing on the Latino community in North Texas, serving as its first host/managing editor. He won a regional Emmy Award for his contributions to a WFAA special on media violence, a Texas School Bell Award from the Texas State Teachers Association for education reporting and a Casey Award from the University of Maryland for his reporting on a Channel 8 documentary, "From Welfare to Work."

San Miguel has formed his own media content company, Primo Media LLC. He is a reporter/columnist for the ECT News Network, parent company of the E-Commerce Times, TechNewsWorld.com and MacNewsWorld.com. He also contributes weekly technology reports and fill-in anchor work for the NBC affiliate in Seattle and Northwest Cable News, and has appeared on Fox Business Network.

About spark360:spark360 is a Web-based business television program that celebrates the spark of entrepreneurship in America by featuring the unique stories of small and middle-market businesses.

spark360 also provides a credible and relevant outlet to get your story to a global marketplace through our exclusive 360 Distribution social media platform. spark360 delivers broadcast-quality, network news-style programs via a comprehensive SEO-optimized “full circle” distribution strategy that reaches every corner of the Internet.spark360 is a division of Splash Media, L.P.

About Splash Media:Splash Media L.P., based in Addison, Texas, creates and develops custom web-based communications and training solutions that are powered by video. We specialize in developing video communications strategies and video delivery platforms that drive our customer’s bottom line. Splash Media is a leader in the Enterprise Video Communications industry and has been delivering Internet enabled strategic video solutions since 2004.

Defense Lawyer David Michael Cantor's office earned his client a hung verdict on all three charges in the case of State v. Shinn (Scottsdale Municipal Court Case No: TR2009-013981). A Scottsdale City Court jury returned the hung verdict on charges of DUI, DWI and extreme DWI.

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- Defense Lawyer David Michael Cantor's office earned his client a hung verdict on all three charges in the case of State v. Shinn (Scottsdale Municipal Court Case No: TR2009-013981). A Scottsdale City Court jury returned the hung verdict on charges of DUI, DWI and extreme DWI.

"At first look, the State appeared to have a very strong case against our client," said defense lawyer David Michael Cantor. "After extensive examination and research, we were able to identify numerous flaws in the State's case and earn our client a hung verdict as well as a significantly reduced plea offer."

The state claimed that Shinn's blood alcohol content was a .187, however, defense lawyer David Michael Cantor's associate was able to provide evidence to the contrary. The defense lawyer was able to show that the field sobriety tests indicated that Shinn was not impaired, and he was able to show that the officer's eye test was not admissible.

Defense lawyer David Michael Cantor's associate was also able to provide evidence that the City of Scottsdale Police Department was using an old Gas Chromatograph machine that has been replaced by a more reliable machine. Also, the State did not present any maintenance or calibration records which would show that that the machine was working accurately and correctly.

The prosecution has now offered defense lawyer David Michael Cantor and his client a substantially reduced plea offer in order to prevent having to retry the case.

About the Law Offices of David Michael CantorThe Law Offices of David Michael Cantor feature criminal defense attorneys in Arizona who are ready to represent you. As Arizona's premier defense lawyer, David Michael Cantor defends DUI/ DWI cases, vehicular crimes, homicide, drug and sex offenses, white collar and property crimes. David Michael Cantor is AV Rated - the highest rating possible - and was voted a Top 100 trial lawyer. David Michael Cantor has been interviewed and has appeared on Inside Edition, the CBS Morning Show, Good Morning, America, CNN Prime News, Hannitty and Combs, and every local news channel including Univision. In addition, his cases have been covered by CNN, MSNBC, and even Howard Stern.

The HLP and PTA alliance offers an innovative, value-focused approach to streamline litigation and compliance management. Taking a proactive stance with respect to data management and search terms - as well as using an experienced review team - cuts project costs substantially.

Mc Lean, VA (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- HLP Integration (“HLP”) and Pat Taylor and Associates, Inc. (“PTA”) are pleased to announce a project alliance that will allow both to serve their clients more quickly and cost effectively.

HLP Integration was created to address the growing need to educate and advise law firms and corporations regarding the ever increasing challenges in managing their litigation documents. HLP guides its clients to manage litigation risks and controlling legal spend through a combination of best practices across human and technology workflows to oversee the information/document management life cycle with specificity given to the litigation Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). “HLP Integration feels the partnership with Pat Taylor and Associates will greatly assist our clients” says Hy Hetherington, Managing Partner of HLP Integration. “Our mutual commitment to cost effective and efficient solutions is a passion we both share, and with Pat Taylor’s assistance, we can offer the domestic scalability that our clients need as volumes continue to expand and the urgency faced by our legal clients intensifies”

PTA is a certified small woman-owned placement firm that staffs attorneys, paralegals, IT, marketing, and finance professionals. It has operated in Washington, DC since 1992 and has an existing clientele that includes AmLaw 100 firms, Fortune 500 corporations, and prestigious government agencies. Pat Taylor, President, noted that “Effectively managing temporary staff is essential to running a cost-effective project. We are thrilled to be working with HLP so that we can offer our clients a way to save even more money on large-scale projects.”

The attorney review component is often estimated to be one of the most expensive parts of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). Taking a proactive stance with respect to data management and search terms - as well as using an experienced review team - cuts project costs substantially. The HLP and PTA alliance offers an innovative, value-focused approach to streamline litigation and compliance management.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

On Saturday, March 27, more than one thousand San Franciscans responded to a proposed “Sit/Lie” ordinance by staging creative protests on the sidewalks in neighborhoods across the city. As part of “SIDEWALKS ARE FOR PEOPLE”, participants held nearly 100 planned and spontaneous events, doing their favorite activities on the city’s sidewalks in protest to a proposed ordinance that would make it a criminal offense to sit on any sidewalk in San Francisco.

On Saturday, March 27, more than one thousand San Franciscans responded to a proposed “Sit/Lie” ordinance by staging creative protests on the sidewalks in neighborhoods across the city. As part of “SIDEWALKS ARE FOR PEOPLE”, participants held nearly 100 planned and spontaneous events, doing their favorite activities on the city’s sidewalks in protest to a proposed ordinance that would make it a criminal offense to sit on any sidewalk in San Francisco.

Events included tea and coffee parties, brass marching bands, brunches, art projects, barbeques, pirate radio broadcasts, beanbag tosses, yoga, karaoke, even a hot tub party. “Today was an extraordinary celebration of San Francisco’s public space, its vibrant and diverse culture, and its tradition of tolerance and compassion,” said Andy Blue one of the organizers of the event. “The creative participation by people from all neighborhoods, and all walks of life, was truly inspiring.”

The “Sit/Lie” ordinance was introduced on March 1st by Mayor Gavin Newsom to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and supported by the city’s recently appointed police chief, George Gascón. The mayor says he also intends to put the ordinance on the ballot for voters to weigh-in on in November. A broad coalition of community organizations, activists, and concerned San Franciscans has unified in vocal opposition saying the law would merely criminalize the innocent behavior of sitting, rather than address issues of aggressive behaviors as its proponents claim.

“Making it a crime to sit on the sidewalk will not make us safer, it will only turn more of us into criminals,” said co-organizer Nate Miller, whose breakfast on the sidewalk, complete with carpet and rocking chairs, drew some 40 neighbors, friends and many more curious pedestrians in the city’s Richmond neighborhood.

The event was conceived, announced and produced in about 2 weeks in swift response to the introduction of the proposed ordinance. The organizers said the mobilization of so many people across the city, in such a short time, clearly countered notions in some media reports and push polls, that suggested the ordinance was popular with the majority of San Franciscans.

"It sounds like it's something pretty antithetical to the spirit of San Francisco," 52-year-old public artist Colette Crutcher, told an San Francisco Chronicle reporter in front of the Bernal Heights Library. "I don't think there is any need for such a law. I think all it will do is encourage the police to stop people they don't like."

Organizers say the events were so successful and fun, that they will hold monthly ‘sit-outs’ the last Saturday of the month, at least until the ordinance is defeated at the Board of Supervisors and on the November ballot.

PerformMatch™'s screen capture technology enables advertisers to protect their brand and keep their traffic sources compliant as well as empowers networks to earn credibility and increase ad spend.

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- PerformLine, an online ad verification company, features screen capture technology in PerformMatch™, the only campaign verification platform that verifies display, email and lead generation in-market. This broadest-reaching platform provides full transparency into where and how ad creative is appearing.

The PerformMatch™ technology automatically generates an Impression Detail Page of every ad impression by capturing and then analyzing the referring creative and publisher page. Screen captures are rendered in near real-time and made visible to the advertiser or agency. The ad environment is contextually analyzed to ensure ad networks and publishers are delivering on advertisers rules specified in their insertion order including; categorization of page content, geo-targeting, keywords, and regulatory compliance guidelines for their given vertical.

At the recent Ad Verification Day hosted by the IAB, PerformLine was identified as one of only two ad verification companies able to provide this imperative part of the verification process. Screenshots are invaluable in empowering advertisers and publishers to discuss the data in a like manner. Rather than simply stating where and when the fraud occurs, all parties are able to see the possible compromises to their ad buys and take corrective measures.

"The PerformMatch™ platform allows publishers to have an apples-to-apples discussion with the advertisers," said Alex Baydin, PerformLine CEO. "The ability to discuss the same data removes any possible conflict between the two parties. Our screen capture technology ensures that the verification space will no longer be based on questionable accuracy."

PerformMatch™ technology captures an auditable trail of screenshots from lead generation pages to display ad pages. Problematic pages, derived from our proprietary quality score, are flagged for review and the data is made actionable via an intuitive user interface. Leading education and insurance companies rely on PerformMatch™ to keep their traffic sources compliant with FTC marketing guidelines and ensure higher lead quality.

Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the addition of Portable Processing to its Intelligent EDD℠ line of legal technology services. Developed to be utilized at virtually any location with dependable power and connectivity, Portable Processing enables Global EDD to provide a full suite of early case assessment and electronic discovery services at onsite and near site locations across the globe without the cost, time and headaches typically associated with the shipping of servers, workstations and monitors.

“We have worked closely with our technology partners to develop an innovative early case assessment and electronic discovery processing solution that is portable, scalable and cost effective,” stated Brad Mixner, Founder and Managing Principal of Global EDD Group. “This enhancement to our Intelligent EDD Services provides a significant advantage to our clients and alliance partners managing cases with tight deadlines, data privacy, intellectual property or related security concerns. Our mobile teams can be onsite and operational with short notice, with the ability to preserve, analyze, process and review data on the same day.”

The Intelligent EDD Portable Processing service combines industry standard software and purpose-built hardware within a modular system that can be easily transported with the mobile teams to virtually any location in the world within 48 hours. Key highlights of the service include:

Data Analytics and Dynamic Reporting

File Culling and Deduplication

Text, Metadata and Attachment Extraction

XML, TIFF, TXT and Native File Exports

First Pass Document Review

Language Identification

“In essence, it’s a mobile office. ESI processing, review and analysis all within the secure confines of the client’s office. Now, when a client asks if we process data in Asia, Europe, South America or Timbuktu, the answer is ‘Yes.’” noted Joseph Turner, Principal, Global EDD Group.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group ("Global EDD Group") was founded by Mixner with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs. Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review. Global EDD Group is based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with regional offices in San Francisco and New York City. Additional information is available by visiting http://www.GlobalEDD.com.

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”), a nationally recognized special situations investment bank, announces that the firm was recognized as the winner of the M&A Advisor’s Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year Award.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”), a nationally recognized special situations investment bank, announces that the firm was recognized as the winner of the M&A Advisor’s Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year Award. SSG Capital Advisors also received the Retail Deal of the Year Award for its role in the Chapter 11 sale of Bruno's Supermarkets to Southern Family Markets. The awards were presented on Monday, March 22 at the 4th Annual Distressed Investing Conference and Turnaround Awards Gala at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, FL.

The M&A Advisor’s 4th Annual Distressed Investing Conference and Turnaround Awards Gala honored excellence in deal-making for special situation and turnaround transactions in 2009 and highlighted deal-teams, deal-makers, and firms whose activities set the standard for the industry. This year, 99 finalists in 27 categories were chosen.

“The award winners represent the best of the turnaround industry in the past year and earned these honors by standing out in a group of very impressive finalists,” said Roger Aguinaldo, CEO of The M&A Advisor. “Each winner should take pride in their award and the message it sends about the resilience of our industry.”

"We are happy to be recognized as the Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year and for receiving the Retail Deal of the Year Award for our work with Bruno's Supermarkets,” said J. Scott Victor, Managing Director, of SSG Capital Advisors, LLC. “To be selected from such a distinguished group of nominees is a testament to the effort of all SSG’s Professionals who approach each transaction with creativity and tenacity to maximize value for our client and key stakeholders.”

About SSG Capital Advisors LLCSSG Capital Advisors, LLC is a nationally recognized boutique special situations investment bank with offices outside of Philadelphia and in New York that assists middle market companies, as well as their stakeholders, complete challenging financial transactions. As a specialist in financial restructurings, M&A and private placement services, we offer the expertise our clients need in today’s complex and fast-moving financial markets and the credibility, creativity and tenacity to get deals closed. As a mid-size firm with a clear focus, we offer the personal attention of our senior partners, entrepreneurial spirit and agility in the marketplace that middle-market businesses expect. Over the past ten years, the professionals of SSG Capital Advisors have successfully completed over 150 investment banking assignments in a wide variety of industries on behalf of publicly held, private equity sponsored and privately held clients in special situations in North America and Europe.Additional information about the company is available at www.ssgca.com.

St. Helens, UK (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- 3BView, a global leader in metadata removal, today announces that 3BCleanDocs, a cloud-based service designed to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of metadata in documents sent by email via desktop, laptop or mobile devices, is now available for the iPad.

“As lawyers review, edit, and forward documents via mobile devices or access methods such as webmail or mobile-enabled document management systems, these documents are not protected by desktop metadata solutions,” stated Paul Averill, CEO of 3BView. “Subscribing to a cloud-based metadata removal service provides the solo practitioner or small firm with easy-to-use protection across multiple device types and access methods.”

3BCleanDocs enables users to remove any metadata in a document by simply adding a code to an email address. All of the hidden data stored behind the visible content of a document, such as tracked changes, author, time stamp, etc., will be removed and not available for the recipient to view.

Since the launch of the service in December 2009, 3BCleanDocs is now protecting professionals across regulated sectors such as Legal and Financial Services, across multiple devices spanning desktop, laptop, Blackberry, Mac, and iPhone, and will shortly be protecting the early iPad users.

About 3BView 3BView is a global leader in metadata removal across multiple device types and access methods, enabling enterprises and government agencies to secure their documents, avoid commercial and reputational risks, and comply with regulatory requirements. Please visit www.3bview.com.

Leading expungement and record sealing firm RecordGone.com praises clarification of Utah expungement law.

Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- RecordGone.com, a DBA of Higbee and Associates, today praised the passage of Utah House Bill 21, known as the Utah Expungement Act. The new law, which was signed by Governor Gary Herbert on March 29, gives Utah one of the fairest and forward thinking expungement laws in the country.

“The new Utah Expungement Act made many positive improvements over the previous law, including some important things most states fail to do,” said attorney Mathew K. Higbee, president of a national law firm that specializes in expungement. “The new law allows the waiting period to start tolling before all fines have been paid, but requires fines to be paid before expungement is granted. This small, but very smart change will make a big difference for people with low incomes who may take longer to pay their fines. It will allow them to clear their record and start becoming more productive sooner.”

“The law also allows judges to treat multiple offenses as one criminal episode for purposes of determining eligibility for expungement. For instance, this change will allow a judge to grant relief to someone who, while under the instance of drugs, committed multiple offenses over a few days or in difference counties. The previous law would have required a judge to treat each occurrence as separate, which resulted in many rehabilitated people being denied expungement.”

Higbee added, “The Utah Expungement Act provides a clear path for individuals to eliminate their former convictions. Once expunged, people have a fresh start to further their education, gain employment and contribute to society.”

About RecordGone.com

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Hazlet, N.J. (PRWEB) March 31, 2010 -- iCIMS, the second largest Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of talent acquisition solutions, announced today that Ronald Kasner has joined the executive team as the Chief Corporate Development Officer and General Counsel. In this role, Kasner will foster business development by driving operational efficiency along with strategic growth initiatives, while also overseeing all legal activities relating to iCIMS' commercial and intellectual property rights. This news reinforces iCIMS' proactive efforts to expand the company's already well-positioned presence in the talent management space.

Kasner was most recently the Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel at LabVantage Solutions, a leading global provider of laboratory information management solutions. During his tenure at LabVantage, Kasner drove corporate strategy and organizational process improvement, enabling LabVantage to significantly grow revenues, expand its global operations, and increase profitability. In his dual role, Kasner also advised on and addressed all legal affairs of the company on a worldwide basis, including contract negotiation, licensing, intellectual property protection, and employment matters. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Kasner accumulated considerable business and legal expertise early in his career. He held a variety of managerial roles with software and financial services companies, as well as counseled numerous clients, from Fortune 100 corporations to start-up ventures, as a business andtechnology transactions attorney with Venable, LLP.

As iCIMS' Chief Corporate Development Officer and General Counsel, Kasner will bring significant expertise and leadership skills to the company. iCIMS, as an organizational-whole, has experienced rapid growth in the Software-as-a-Service Industry since its 2000 incorporation. Gaining over 225 clients in 2009 alone, iCIMS totals a client base of over 800 customers, supported via offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Even more recently, iCIMS expanded its European headquarters to account for growing international operations. iCIMS, with Kasner's direction, plans to capitalize upon this growth by channeling it into future strategic initiatives, such as establishing global partners and alliances and facilitating further international expansion. Additionally, Kasner's expansive legal knowledge and experience will benefit iCIMS as the company expands into new territories.

"I am proud to become part of the iCIMS family, and join a stellar group of professionals," commented Kasner. "This team, coupled with the industry leading Talent Platform, has proven its ability to not only focus on customer satisfaction, but deliver it. My goal is to further enhance our customer experience through expanded geographic presence and strategic partnerships that better serve the needs of our customers across their global enterprise."

"We are very excited to welcome Ronald Kasner as the newest member of the iCIMS executive team," said iCIMS' President and CEO, Colin Day, "Due to this expanding executive team, iCIMS has been able to power growth initiatives and thus, actualize our current level of success. Kasner will be instrumental in honing in on this success and converting it into even more corporate development initiatives. I am looking forward to yet another year of exponential growth."

About iCIMSiCIMS, the second-largest provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, is an Inc. 500 honoree focused on solving corporate business issues through the implementation of easy-to-use web-based software solutions. iCIMS Talent Platform, the industry's premier Talent Platform, enables organizations to manage their entire talent lifecycle from applicant tracking through onboarding and beyond through a single web-based application. With more than 800 clients worldwide, iCIMS is one of the largest and fastest-growing talent management system providers in the space. To learn more about how iCIMS can help your organization, visit the website or view a free online demo of the iCIMS Talent Platform at www.icims.com/prelude/1128/9986">www.icims.com/prelude/1128/9986.

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